New Jersey Federal District Court Holds That Arbitration Clause In AIA A201-1997 Does Not Apply To Post Construction Disputes

Jane Fox Lehman | Pepper Hamilton LLP | September 15, 2016 Blackman & Co., Inc., v. GE Bus. Fin. Servs., Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87904 (D.N.J. July 7, 2016) Grove Street Realty Urban Renewal, LLC (“Grove Street”) contracted with Blackman & Co., Inc. (“Blackman”) to manage a project (the “Project”) to construct a four-story… Continue reading New Jersey Federal District Court Holds That Arbitration Clause In AIA A201-1997 Does Not Apply To Post Construction Disputes

Calculating Prejudgment Interest in Construction Defects Cases

D. Brad Hughes | Jimerson & Cobb PA | September 15, 2016 Prejudgment interest can be a substantial amount in construction defects cases—especially if it is a large commercial construction defects case or a community association construction defects case. In these types of cases, it is often a number of years before damage from the… Continue reading Calculating Prejudgment Interest in Construction Defects Cases

Nine Things your Construction Lawyer Won’t tell you (but Should)

Alexander Barthet | Sage Construction and Real Estate | August 30, 2016 Today’s legal system is complex. Which is why you want to feel comfortable that you have the right lawyer on your side when you have questions or need legal representation in a case. Here are nine things your construction lawyer may not tell you… Continue reading Nine Things your Construction Lawyer Won’t tell you (but Should)

Why Focusing Recovery Efforts on RCV Only Can Prove Disastrous for Insureds Who Fail to Make a Demand and Present Evidence of ACV

Kevin Pollack | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | July 27, 2016 My colleague Ed Eshoo recently wrote a blog addressing how Illinois courts follow the Prevention Doctrine (if an insurer prevents or hinders an insured from complying with the condition to repair/replace the property before being entitled to full replacement cost, then the insured’s… Continue reading Why Focusing Recovery Efforts on RCV Only Can Prove Disastrous for Insureds Who Fail to Make a Demand and Present Evidence of ACV

How Building Cases Are Lost

Kim Lovegrove | Sourceable | September 5, 2016 If a building dispute runs to conclusion, there will obviously be a winner and a loser. Yet those whom become disillusioned with jurisprudence will be entitled to wonder why there have to be casualties in litigation. The law is not that mysterious a discipline; by and large,… Continue reading How Building Cases Are Lost

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